in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
immortal; undying; indestructible
to repent; to be penitent
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
execution; punishment; spanking
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery
older brother; elder brother
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)